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<h1>equals</h1>
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<code><span class="keyword">open</span> <span class="keyword">fun </span><span class="identifier">equals</span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="identifier" id="org.mapdb.Serializer$equals(org.mapdb.Serializer.A, org.mapdb.Serializer.A)/first">first</span><span class="symbol">:</span>&nbsp;<span class="identifier">A</span><span class="symbol">, </span><span class="identifier" id="org.mapdb.Serializer$equals(org.mapdb.Serializer.A, org.mapdb.Serializer.A)/second">second</span><span class="symbol">:</span>&nbsp;<span class="identifier">A</span><span class="symbol">)</span><span class="symbol">: </span><span class="identifier">Boolean</span></code><br/>
<p>Returns if the first and second arguments are equal to each other. Consequently, if both arguments are <code>null</code>, <code>true</code> is returned and if exactly one argument is <code>null</code>, <code>false</code> is returned. </p>
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<code>first</code> - an object <br/>
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<code>second</code> - another object to be compared with the first object for equality <br/>
<p><strong>Return</strong><br/>
if the first and second arguments are equal to each other </p>
<p><strong>See Also</strong><br/>
<a href="#">Object#equals(Object)</a></p>
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